Month of Thanksgiving

I’ve been seeing several people sharing daily posts about gratitude on Facebook this month, in honor of Thanksgiving. It warms my heart to see friends not just giving 90 seconds of lip service to gratitude before eating entirely too much… Read More ›

If you haven’t already seen this video of pastor Joe Nelms giving thanks in prayer before a NASCAR race in Nashville, you’re in for a treat. I grew up Catholic and have heard a whole lot of prayers and invocations… Read More ›

Margaret Yang recently won one of two Month of Thanksgiving contests here on Newvine Growing by expressing her gratitude for her daughter’s bus driver. Because Margaret won the “Who are you thankful for?” contest, I sent flowers to her house… Read More ›

I woke up just in time to hear a doctor telling my parents how I was lucky my nose had shattered because otherwise the bone would have driven up into my brain and killed me. It was hard to feel… Read More ›

I woke up one morning when I was 25 with panic in my heart. I suddenly realized at this age, my mom had divorced my dad, moved out and had custody of a toddler. She was no longer teaching catechism… Read More ›

Maybe some of you spent a little time going around the table at Thanksgiving dinner sharing something you’re thankful for? While the holiday is mostly about gorging on food and/or spending time with loved ones, there is this sweet notion… Read More ›

Early in my Month of Thanksgiving, I gave thanks for traditional jazz — but that’s not the only music that makes me happy. In high school, I hung out with the band and musical theater nerds. In college I was… Read More ›

John and I walked home late Thanksgiving night, trying to walk off a few of the thousands of calories we’d ingested with friends, and our path took us past a big shopping center down the street where crowds were… Read More ›

Several people submitted thoughtful entries in the “What are you grateful for?” contest — including those in the comments of that blog post, and a few in the comments on “Who are you grateful for?” that I think technically might… Read More ›

Today’s Month of Thanksgiving post is the winner of the “Who are you grateful for?” contest. It was difficult choosing just one winner, but here are some reasons I chose Margaret Yang‘s ode to her daughter’s bus driver: Many people… Read More ›